What Does Support
Really Mean?
Advice from consumers, friends and family members on
what 'true' support really is.
Principles of Living a
Balanced Life
There are positive actions that can be taken to
make life more bearable when a family member has a mental illness.
Communication
Guidelines
Why is it necessary to practice good communication skills?
Empathetic
Guidelines
Respecting and protecting our loved one's self-esteem.
Does Your Relative
Suffer From Depression?
Important things to know if your relative
suffers from depression.
Pointers
Pointers to help a spouse live
with mental illness.
Taking Care of the
Caregiver
Dedicated to those family members and friends who are
primary caregivers of a loved one or friend with mental illness.
Coping Tips for
Family Members
Tips for coping
with bipolar episodes.
Coping Methods for
the Family
No one is to blame and you cannot cure a mental
disorder for a family member.
Mental Illness -
Information for Family and Friends
Family members and friends of
those affected by mental illness share many similar experiences.
Do's and
Don'ts
Suggestions for difficulties arising from depression.
Loving
Tough
It's often pretty rough trying to cope with a
manic-depressive loved one.
Handling
Guilt
Nearly all relatives of the mentally ill feel guilty
Handling Your Ill
Relative's Anger
If your relative is angry and you are not, learn
coping mechanisms
Why People
Resist Accepting That They Are Ill and Resist Taking
Medications
Why won't your loved one be compliant in their care?
A Member of Your Family
Is Mentally Ill - What Now?
Fifty-four million people have a
mental disorder in any given year.
When Someone
Close to You Has a Mental Illness
Effective ways of coping.
The Other Half - Spouses
of Bipolar Sufferers
Spouses are often caretakers and
caregivers in the relationship.
Effects on
Family
The family of someone with bipolar disorder will be
affected in many ways.
Coping Tips for
Siblings and Adult Children of Persons with Mental Illness
Most
siblings find that mental illness in a brother or sister is a tragic event that
changes everyone's life.
Advice for Children
from Children
Advice for children from others who have "been
there."
Living with a Loved One's
Mental Illness
Who takes care of the caretaker?
What to
Say
Learn things to say that may be helpful to a person suffering
from Bipolar Disorder.
What Not to
Say
Learn what things that, when said, could be demeaning or
degrading to a person suffering from Bipolar Disorder.
The Role of Family and
Friends
The challenges of living with bipolar disorder are not
limited to those who have the disease.
Helping a Depressed
Friend
How to recognize depression, how to help a depressed
person know that they are depressed, what to do, and what not do to concerning
helping the depressed person.
Twelve
Things
Twelve things to do if your loved one has depression,
bipolar disorder, or some other mood disorder.
The Effects of Bipolar
Disorder on Family and Friends
Mood disorders affect not only the
lives of the victims themselves, but also the entire social setting in which
he/she moves; marriage, family, friends, job, society at large.
